Airplane



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AIRPLANE.

APPLICATIION FILED JUNEZ. 1919.

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AIRPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1919.

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C. F. STANLEY.

AIRPLANE. APPLIC ATION FILED JUNE 2, 191 9. 1,345,97; Pat nt d July 6, 1920.

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AIRPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1919.

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awmm'to r Wi'tmaooao CHESTER FRANK STANLEY, OF ASHLAND, KENTUCKY.

AIRPLANE.

Specification o1 Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920.

, Application filed June 2, 1919. Serial No. 801,226.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER FRANK STANLEY, a citizen of the United States, re. siding at Ashland, in the county of Boyd and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Airplanes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to airplanes and especially means rendering an airplane more safe in operation, the machine being equipped with means for arresting thedownward movement of the machine in case of failure of the engine or loss of control of the machine thereby enabling the machine with its occupants to make a safe landing without injury to the occupant or serious breakage A of the machine.

A further object of the'invention is to provide in connection with a system of parachutes, means under the control of the operator of the machine for adjusting the angle of said parachute with-respect to the fuselage and remainder of the machine, thereby enabling the machine to be properly guided and balanced during the descent thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide in conjunction with the fuselage, and supporting plane, a fire extinguishing apparatus together with means for adjusting the apparatus along the top of the fuselage in order that the contents of the container of the fire extinguisher may be directed on any desired portion of the machine which may be in flames.-

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement herein 1 fully described, illustrated and claimed. Inthe accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an airplane showing the safety mechanism of this invention in its applied relation thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the fuselage and the parts intimately associated therewith. I

Fig. 4: is a side elevation ofone ofthe parachutes.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through one of the supports of I the parachute.

Fig. 6 is' a s1milar view showing the folded position of the parts of the parachute.

- wirin fuselage 1.

Fig. 8,

Fig. 7 is an enlarged horizontal section on theline 77 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view of the system.

Re erri'ng to the drawings. 1, designates the fuselage of an airplane, 2 the tractor propeller thereof, 3 and 4 the top and bottom supporting surfaces or planes respec- I tively forming the laterally extending Wings of the machine, 5 the vertical rudder, 6 the horizontal rudder, and 7 the landing base which in the present instance is shown in the form of a hydroplane float, the same being connected to the bottom of the fuselage 1 by a suitable connecting frame structure 8. The fuselage is shown as pro vided with two cock pits one 9 for the aviator and the other 10 for the passenger or observer.

In carrying out the present invention, I employ front and rear sets'of parachutes 11, the arrangement of which is best illustrated in Fig. 2, one set of parachutes being arranged in front of the wings? and 4 and another set being arranged in rear thereof. It will also be observed that the parachutes 11 are arran ed at opposite sides pof the y the reasonof. thearrangement of the parachutes, they act to properly balance the machine as it descends from an altitude to the ground,'th e parachute serv 'ing to retard the descent and enable the maaround said pulleys is a flexible rope or cable 15 which also passes under directional' pulleys 16 within the fuselage as shown in Fig. 3. 'hub or The cable 15 is connected to the shaft 17 of an electric motor 18 which is ener ized from a batte 19 or other source 0 electric energy as-s own in switch 20 within reach of the operator or aviator in his seat 21 within the fuselage.

Each of the parachutes 11 comprlses a tubular shaft or upright22- in which is slidably arranged a shaft section23 adapted the circuit-being controlled by a g are studs 27 which, when the parachute is folded, as shown in Fig. 6, are adapted to be engaged and held beneath the arms 28 of a latch 29 pivotally mounted at 30 in a base section 31 of the shaft of the parachute as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. The section 31 is fast on the respective shaft 13 and adapted to swing and rock therewith. The upper end of the section 31 is extended into cup form as shown at 32 so as to contain the latch'29 and is also adapted to contain one or more electric magnets 33 which attracts an armature 34 pivotally mounted at 35 within the cup portion 32 of the shaft section 31, said armature carrying a catch 36' adapted to engage over the ends of the arms 28 to hold the parts in the collapsed condi-.

tion shown in Fig. 6. When the magnets 33 are energized, they affect the armature 34 and they release the latch 29 and allow the parachute to be spread by the action of the spring 24 and the air reslstance beneath the body of the parachute 11. The magnets 33 are arranged in the same circuit with the motor 18 and battery 19 as shown inFig.

'8, and thus all of the parachutes are '51- multaneously released when the operatormoves the switch 20. The operator is also enabled to energize the motor 18 and cause the same to turn in either direction for turning the shaft 13, thereby enabling the parachute to be disposed at any desired angle with relation to the fuselage to effect a safe descent of the machine. I

Extending in a fore and aft direction above the fuselage, is a guide rail 37 connected to the fuselage by supports 38, the

latter being also providedv with bearings for the shaft 39 of pulleys 40 around which passes a flexible rope or cable 41, attached to the arm 42 of a movable carriage 43 canv rying a container 44 for fire extinguishing liquid or fluid, the .latter having a flexible discharge hose 45 supported by a hook 46 extending from the container 44. An operating cable 47 extends around a pulley 48 on one of the shafts 39 and downward into thefuselage where it passes around the hub of another electric motor 49 the energizing circuit of which is controlled by another s'witch 50 within reach of the aviator as shown in Fig. 3. The operator may thus shift the fire extinguishing device longitudinally ofthe fuselage to any desired point.

What I claim is i 1. In a flying machine, the combination with the fuselage, and Wings extending therefrom, of outriggers projecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof and in front and in rear of said wings, and front and rear sets of normally collapsed parachutes attached to said Outriggers.

2. In a flying machine, the combination with the fuselage and wings extending therefrom, of Outriggers projecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof and in front and in'rear of said wings, and front and rear sets of .normally collapsed parachutes attached to said outriggers, and means for holding and releasing said parachutes and permitting them to spread.

3. In a fiyin machine, the combination with the fuse age and wings extending therefrom, of Outriggers pro ecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof, and in front and rear ofsaid wings,and front and rear sets of normally collapsed parachutes attached to said outriggers, and means for holding and releasing said parachutes and permitting them to spread, and means for adjusting the angles of said parachutes in relation to the fuselage.

4. In a flying machine, the combination with the fuselage and .wings extending therefrom, of outriggers projecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof, and in front and rear of said wings, and front and rear sets of normally collapsed parachutes attached to said outriggers, andmeans for holding and releasing said parachutes and permitting them to spread, and

means for simultaneously adjusting the an-,

gles of all of said parachutes in relation to therefrom, .of outriggers projecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof and in front and rear of said wings, and front and rear sets of normally collapsed parachutes attached to said outriggers, a transverse shaft to which each set of parachutes is fastened," pulleys on said shafts, and a cable passing over said pulleys for simultaneously turning said shafts, and a motor for operating said cable.

7. In a fi ying machine, the combination with the fuselage and Wings extending therefrom; of Outriggers projecting from the fuselage at opposite sides thereof, and in front and rear of said. wings, and front and rear sets of normally collapsed parachutes attached to said Outriggers, a transverse shaft to which each set of parachutes is fastened, pulleys on said shafts and a cable passing over said pulleys for simul taneously turning said shafts, and a switch controlled motor for operating said cable.

In-testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHESTER FRANK STANLEY. 

